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CURTAIN POLE SOGKET- No. 401,590. Patented Apr. 16, 1889.

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I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY REUBEL, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

CURTAIN-=POLE "SOCKET,

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,590, dated April 16, 1889.

Application filed December 8, 1888- Seriel No. 292,962, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY REUBEL, of the city, county, and'State of New York, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Pole Sockets, of which the following isa specification.

This invention relates to an improved socket for curtain-polessuch as are used for supporting the portieres and windowcurtains-the socket permitting the easy removal and replacing of the pole without the disadvantages incidental to the sockets heretofore in use.

The invention consists of a support for a curtain-pole composed of a fixed bracket attached to the door-jamb, a spring-catch attached to said bracket and extended through an aperture of the same, and a tubular portion secured by an opening to the projecting springcatch of the bracket, as will be more fully described hereinafter, and finally be pointed out in the claim. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improved curtain-pole socket, shown as attached to the jamb of the door the section being taken on line a: a, Fig. 2; and Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

A in the drawings represents a bracket, which is made of sheet metal or other suitable material, and which is attached by screws to the jamb of the door, it being preferably recessed at its upper half, as shown in Fig. 1. To the inner surface of the bracket A is soldered or riveted or otherwise attached a spring, B, which is provided at its free end with a catch, 5, that extends through an aperture, d, in the bracket A beyond the outer surface of said bracket, the end of the catch being beveled at one side, so as to be readily engaged by a detachable tubular sheath, 0, which is provided with an aperture, d, that passes over the catch, so that the catch retains the sheath 0 on the bracket A. The

band or sheath 0 can be readily removed from the bracket whenever it is desired to take the curtain-pole down by simply pressing down the spring catch and moving the sheath lengthwise on the pole, after which the pole may be readily lifted out of the recessed bracket A. If desired, another spring may be used at the lower part of the bracket A at a point diametrical to the upper springcatch, whereby the sheath or band C is more effectively locked in position without moving on the bracket A.

I am aware that tubular sheaths or rings have been secured by bayonet-joints to the bracket attached to the jamb, and also that the same have been screwed onto the bracket; also, that the sides of the recessed portions have been formed in the shape of an outwardly-acting spring, by which the sheath is retained in position, and I do not claim these constructions; but I am not aware that my construction has been known before my invention thereof. It has the advantage that it can be put on and removed with great facility, that the locking device is not seen and does not render the socket unsightly, and that the covering sheath or band is firmly retained in position without getting loose or detached, except by pressing the spring-catch and releasing it from the sheath.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A socket for curtain-poles, consisting of a bracket recessed at the upper part, a springcatch applied on the inside of said bracket and extending at its free end through an opening of the bracket, and a tubular sheath or band having an aperture that is engaged by the projecting end of the spring-catch, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses,

HENRY REUBEL.

Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, MARTIN PETRY. 

